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Background: The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It also set airmail rates and the level of cash subsidies to be paid to companies that carried the mail. By transferring airmail operations to private companies, the government effectively would help create the commercial aviation industry. Various routes were designated and contracts for carrying the mail over these routes were then awarded to many different private air service companies. The Contract Air Mail routes became known as CAM's.

AM-86: AM-86 was awarded to Wisconsin Central Airlines. Francis Higgins was employed by the Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Company in Clintonville WI. He became its advertising manager and worked with Waupaca County officials to expand the Clintonville airport. On May 15, 1944 Wisconsin Central Airlines was created with Higgins becoming the airline’s president.
        On December 31, 1946, the Civil Aeronautics Board selected Wisconsin Central Airline to serve the area with 1400 route miles and 43 area cities. Higgins and his assistant, Hal N Carr worked building an airline with little but their own effort. WCA moved from Clintonville to Madison in late 1947 as it began purchasing its first aircraft – three Lockheed 10A Electra's. AM-86 was awarded to wisconsin Central Airlines and on February 25, 1948 they began scheduled flight operations from Chicago IL to Milwaukee WI.
WCA

86N1 480225 Chicago IL WCA Robert J Ceronsky $2.25
86N1f 480225 Chicago IL WCA Robert J Ceronsky $2.25
86N2 480225 Racine WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $4.50
86N3 480225 Kenosha WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $3.00
86N4 480225 Milwaukee WI WCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86W4 480225 Milwaukee WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $27.00
86N5 480225 Oshkosh WI WCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86N6 480225 Clintonville WI WCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86N7 480225 Wausau WI WCA Arthur W Hinke $4.50
86W7 480225 Wausau WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $4.50
86W8 480225 Rhinelander WI WCA Arthur W Hinke $3.75
86W9 480225 Duluth MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86W10 480225 Superior MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86E11 480225 Chisholm MN WCA Frederick A Kremer $2.25
86E12 480225 Hibbing MN WCA Frederick A Kremer $2.25
86N13 480225 St Cloud MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86N14 480225 Minneapolis MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86N14f 480225 Minneapolis MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86N15 480225 St Paul MN WCA Earl A Barron $4.50
86E16 480225 Eau Claire WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.75
86N17 480225 Wisconsin Rapids WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.00
86N18 480225 Stevens Point WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $2.25
86N19 480225 Madison WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $2.25
86N19 480225 Madison WI WCA Alexander M Banks $2.25
86S18 480225 Stevens Point WI WCA Charles Nason $6.00
86S17 480225 Wisconsin Rapids WI WCA Charles Nason $4.50
86W16 480225 Eau Claire WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.00
86E15 480225 St Paul MN WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.00
86E14 480225 Minneapolis MN WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.00
86E14f 480225 Minneapolis MN WCA Ralph B Parkinson $2.25
86S13 480225 St Cloud MN WCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86S12 480225 Hibbing MN WCA Arthur W Hinke $3.75
86S11 480225 Chisholm MN WCA Arthur W Hinke $6.00
86E10 480225 Superior MN WCA Robert J Ceronsky $3.00
86E9 480225 Duluth MN WCA Robert J Ceronsky $3.00
86S8 480225 Rhinelander WI WCA Frederick A Kremer $2.25
86E7 480225 Wausau WI WCA Frederick A Kremer $2.25
86S7 480225 Wausau WI WCA Charles Nason $10.50
86S6 480225 Clintonville WI WCA Frederick A Kremer $3.00
86S5 480225 Oshkosh WI WCA Frederick A Kremer $4.50
86S4 480225 Milwaukee WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $6.00
86S3 480225 Kenosha WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $4.50
86S2 480225 Racine WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $3.00

86N20 480501 Baraboo WI WCA William H Bitner $2.25
86N21 480501 Portage WI WCA William H Bitner $3.00
86S21 480501 Portage WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $4.50
86S20 480501 Baraboo WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.75

86N22 480729 Land O'Lakes WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.75
86S22 480729 Land O'Lakes WI WCA Ralph B Parkinson $3.00

86S23 481001 Green Bay WI WCA Earl A Barron $2.25
86N23 481001 Green Bay WI WCA Robert J Ceronsky $3.00

86N24 490301 Brainerd MN WCA Frederick A Kremer $2.25
86S24 490301 Brainerd MN WCA Frederick A Kremer $3.00

86E25 490601 Stevens Point WI WCA $27.00
86E26 490601 Wisconsin Rapids WI WCA $27.00
86W26 490601 Wisconsin Rapids WI WCA $27.00
86W25 490601 Stevens Point WI WCA $27.00

86N27 491201 Green Bay WI WCA Daniel E Weems $3.00
86N28 491201 Menominee MI WCA Daniel E Weems $3.00
86N29 491201 Marinette MI WCA Daniel E Weems $3.75
86N30 491201 Iron Mountain MI WCA Daniel E Weems $3.00
86S31 491201 Hancock MI WCA Daniel E Weems $3.00
86S32 491201 Houghton MI WCA Daniel E Weems $2.25
86S30 491201 Iron Mountain MI WCA Howard F Rammie $3.75
86S29 491201 Marinette MI WCA Howard F Rammie $3.00
86S28 491201 Menominee MI WCA Howard F Rammie $3.75

86W33 491202 Ironwood MI WCA Alexander M Banks Jr $2.25
86E33 491202 Ironwood MI WCA Alexander M Banks Jr $4.50

86N34 491215 Marquette MI WCA Howard F Rammie $3.00
86S34 491215 Marquette MI WCA Howard F Rammie $3.00

WCA
Douglas DC-3

86S35 500514 Madison WI WCA Raymond L Ashley $10.50
86SE36 500514 Beloit WI WCA Raymond L Ashley $2.25
86SE37 500514 Janesville WI WCA Raymond L Ashley $2.25
86NW38 500514 Chicago IL WCA Raymond L Ashley $13.50
86NW38f 500514 Chicago IL WCA Raymond L Ashley $22.50
86N37 500514 Janesville WI WCA Raymond L Ashley $4.50
86N36 500514 Beloit WI WCA Raymond L Ashley $3.75

86N39 500601 Escanaba MI WCA Alexander M Banks Jr $4.50
86S39 500601 Escanaba MI WCA Francis M Van Hoof $2.25

        When Wisconsin Central Airlines relocated its headquarters to Minneapolis-Saint Paul in 1952 it changed its name to North Central Airlines.

NCA
Douglas DC-3

86S40 520427 La Crosse WI NCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86N40 520427 La Crosse WI NCA RJ Swennes $4.50

86S41 520511 Winona MN NCA LC Franke $2.25
86N41 520511 Winona MN NCA DE Petit $3.75

86W42 520622 Saint Cloud MN NCA Arthur W Hinke $7.50
86W43 520622 Alexandria MN NCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86E44 520622 Fargo ND NCA Arthur W Hinke $2.25
86E43 520622 Alexandria MN NCA Arthur W Hinke $4.50

86W45 520623 Brainerd MN NCA KM Bretz $7.50
86W46 520623 Bemidji MN NCA KM Bretz $3.00
86E47 520623 Grand Forks ND NCA KM Bretz $2.25
86E46 520623 Bemidji MN NCA KM Bretz $4.50

86W48 530101 Theif River Falls MN NCA Atwell R Lincoln $3.00
86E48 530101 Theif River Falls MN NCA Atwell R Lincoln $4.50

86W49 530101 Fergus Falls MN NCA Robert J Murphy $2.25
86E49 530101 Fergus Falls MN NCA GF Wallis $4.50

86N50 530404 Detroit MI NCA JH Downing $2.25
86N50f 530404 Detroit MI NCA JH Downing $2.25
86N51 530404 Lansing MI NCA JH Downing $2.25
86N52 530404 Grand Rapids MI NCA JH Downing $2.25
86N53 530404 Green Bay WI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86N54 530404 Marinette MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86N55 530404 Menominee MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86N56 530404 Escanaba MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86N57 530404 Iron Mountain MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86N58 530404 Marquette MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $7.50
86S59 530404 Houghton MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86S60 530404 Hancock MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86S61 530404 Calumet MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86S58 530404 Marquette MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.00
86S57 530404 Iron Mountain MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $6.00
86S56 530404 Escanaba MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $4.50
86S55 530404 Menominee MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $4.50
86S54 530404 Marinette MI NCA Leland C Molbreak $3.75
86S53 530404 Green Bay WI NCA Charles Nason $4.50
86S52 530404 Grand Rapids MI NCA Charles Nason $3.00
86S51 530404 Lansing MI NCA Charles Nason $3.75

86S62 530601 International Falls MN NCA Charles Nason $2.25
86N63 530601 Chisholm MN NCA RJ Swennes $6.00
86N64 530601 Hibbing MN NCA RJ Swennes $24.00

86N65 531101 Manitowoc WI NCA John E Badger $2.25
86S65 531101 Manitowoc WI NCA John E Badger $6.00

86W66 550501 Detroit MI NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86W66f 550501 Detroit MI NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86W67 550501 Ann Arbor MI NCA GF Wallis $2.25
86W68 550501 Jackson MI NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86W69 550501 Battle Creek MI NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86W70 550501 Kalamazoo MI NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86W71 550501 South Bend MI NCA GF Wallis $3.75
86E72 550501 Chicagi IL NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86E72f 550501 Chicago IL NCA GF Wallis $3.00
86E71 550501 South Bend MI NCA GF Wallis $4.50
86E70 550501 Kalamazoo MI NCA GF Wallis $6.00
86E69 550501 Battle Creek MI NCA GF Wallis $6.00
86E68 550501 Jackson MI NCA GF Wallis $6.00

86S73 570601 Fargo ND NCA Robert M Westergard $7.50
86S74 570601 Watertown SD NCA Robert M Westergard $7.50
86S75 570601 Brookings SD NCA Robert M Westergard $10.50
86S76 570601 Sioux Falls SD NCA Robert M Westergard $7.50
86S77 570601 Sioux City IA NCA Robert M Westergard $22.50
86S78 570601 Norfolk NE NCA Robert M Westergard $10.50
86N79 570601 Omaha NE NCA Daniel V Waldoch $13.50
86N79f 570601 Omaha NE NCA Daniel V Waldoch $13.50
86N78 570601 Norfolk NE NCA Daniel V Waldoch $16.50
86N77 570601 Sioux City IA NCA Daniel V Waldoch $22.50
86N76 570601 Sioux Falls SD NCA Daniel V Waldoch $13.50
86N75 570601 Brookings SD NCA Daniel V Waldoch $16.50
86N74 570601 Watertown SD NCA Daniel V Waldoch $16.50

86E80 580401 Marquette MI NCA Matt A Ruper $19.50
86W81 580401 Sault Saint Marie MI NCA Matt A Ruper $16.50

NCA
Convair 340

86W82 590301 Grand Forks ND NCA OT Nordseth $13.50
86W83 590301 Devils Lake ND NCA OT Nordseth $10.50
86E84 590301 Monot ND NCA BT Iverson $3.75
86E83 590301 Devils Lake ND NCA BT Iverson $3.75

86S84 590301 Minot ND NCA DL Meyer $7.50
86S85 590301 Bismarck ND NCA DL Meyer $3.75
86S86 590301 Mandan ND NCA DL Meyer $4.50
86S87 590301 Aberdeen SD NCA DL Meyer $3.75
86S88 590301 Huron SD NCA LM Anderson $22.50
86E89 590301 Mitchell SD NCA LM Anderson $16.50
86W90 590301 Sioux Falls SD NCA LM Anderson $30.00
86N89 590301 Mitchell SD NCA LM Anderson $3.75
86N88 590301 Huron SD NCA DL Meyer $10.50
86N87 590301 Aberdeen SD NCA DL Meyer $4.50
86N86 590301 Mandan ND NCA DL Meyer $13.50
86N85 590301 Bismarck ND NCA DL Meyer $10.50
86NE88 590301 Huron SD - Watertown SD NCA AR Lincoln $3.75

86W91 590301 Mankato MN NCA LM Anderson $3.00
86W92 590301 Worthington MN NCA LM Anderson $3.00
86E92 590301 Worthington MN NCA IJ Shoberg $10.50
86E91 590301 Mankato MN NCA IJ Shoberg $4.50

86W93 590301 Watertown SD NCA EL Erickson $19.50
86W94 590301 Aberdeen SD NCA EL Erickson $4.50
86W95 590301 Pierre SD NCA EL Erickson $3.75
86W96 590301 Spearfish SD NCA EL Erickson $3.75
86E97 590301 Rapid City SD NCA LJ Seymour $3.75
86E96 590301 Spearfish SD NCA EL Erickson $7.50
86E95 590301 Pierre SD NCA LJ Seymour $6.00
86E94 590301 Aberdeen SD NCA LJ Seymour $4.50

86E98 590701 Ashland WI NCA John O Chambers $3.00
86W98 590701 Ashland WI NCA HT Allen $6.00
86N99 590701 Rockford IL NCA Arden G Roeske $4.50
86S99 590701 Rockford IL NCA PV Bowman $10.50

86NW100 590702 Appleton WI NCA Elmer F Collins $2.25
86SE100 590702 Appleton WI NCA Warren H Brewbaker $19.50

86E101 591201 Fairmont MN NCA Wallace R Partlow $2.25
86W101 591201 Fairmont MN NCA Robert W Hicks $4.50

86E102 600101 Saint Joseph MI NCA MH Ellyson $3.00
86E103 600101 Benton Harbor MI NCA MH Ellyson $2.25
86W103 600101 Benton Harbor MI NCA MH Ellyson $3.00
86W102 600101 Saint Joseph MI NCA MH Ellyson $6.00

86N104 601201 Pontiac MI NCA Oak Mackey $7.50
86N105 601201 Flint MI NCA Oak Mackey $4.50
86N106 601201 Saginaw MI NCA Oak Mackey $4.50
86N107 601201 Bay City MI NCA Oak Mackey $7.50
86N108 601201 Midland MI NCA Oak Mackey $16.50
86N109 601201 Alpena MI NCA Oak Mackey $3.75
86N110 601201 Pellston MI NCA Oak Mackey $13.50
86S110 601201 Pellston MI NCA LC Raatz $3.75
86S109 601201 Alpena MI NCA LC Raatz $7.50
86S108 601201 Midland MI NCA LC Raatz $3.75
86S107 601201 Bay City MI NCA LC Raatz $4.50
86S106 601201 Saginaw MI NCA LC Raatz $6.00
86S105 601201 Flint MI NCA LC Raatz $4.50
86S104 601201 Pontiac MI NCA LC Raatz $3.75

86W110 601201 Pellston MI NCA GF Wallis $6.00
86S111 601201 Traverse City MI NCA GF Wallis $3.75
86S112 601201 Cadillac MI NCA Oak Mackey $10.50
86S113 601201 Reed City MI NCA Oak Maykey $10.50
86N113 601201 Reed City MI NCA LC Raatz $3.75
86N112 601201 Cadillac MI NCA LC Raatz $3.75
86N111 601201 Traverse City MI NCA LC Raatz $13.50

86W114 601201 Port Huron MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $3.75
86W115 601201 Saginaw MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $10.50
86W116 601201 Bay City MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $7.50
86W117 601201 Midland MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $13.50
86W118 601201 Traverse City MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $22.50
86E118 601201 Traverse City MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $13.50
86E117 601201 Midland MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $45.00
86E116 601201 Bay City MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $45.00
86E115 601201 Saginaw MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $45.00
86E114 601201 Port Huron MI NCA Arthur L Snyder $7.50

86S119 601201 Muskegon MI NCA Peter E Wahl $3.75
86E119 601201 Muskegon MI NCA Peter E Wahl $10.50
86W119 601201 Muskegon MI NCA Gerald K Fillmore $13.50

86N120 601201 Duluth MN NCA Edward C Sorenson $2.25
86N121 601201 Superior MN NCA Edward C Sorenson $3.00
86N122 601201 Houghton MI NCA Kenneth E Nelson $2.25
86N123 601201 Hancock MI NCA Kenneth E Nelson $2.25

86S124f 610201 Detroit MI NCA James B Hanson $19.50
86N125 610201 Cleveland OH NCA James B Hanson $3.75
86N125f 610201 Cleveland OH NCA James B Hanson $3.75

86S126 610401 Manistee MI NCA James B Hanson $3.00
86S127 610401 Ludington MI NCA James B Hanson $3.75
86N127 610401 Ludington MI NCA LC Raatz $6.00
86N126 610401 Manistee MI NCA LC Raatz $6.00

86W128 610430 Marshfield WI NCA James A Kittock $2.25
86E128 610430 Marshfield WI NCA TC Newhouse $6.00

86N129 610501 Minot ND NCA John K Thompson $2.25
86S130 610501 Regina Canada NCA John K Thompson $22.50

NCA
Convair 580

86E131 670801 Detroit MI NCA George R Downs Jr $22.50
86E131f 670801 Detroit MI NCA George R Downs Jr $13.50
86W132 670801 Toronto Canada NCA George R Downs Jr $26.25
86W132f 670801 Toronto Canada NCA George R Downs Jr $37.50

86SE133 671201 Sioux City IA NCA Charles Timberg $19.50
86NW134 671201 Kansas City MO NCA Charles Timberg $22.50
86NW134f 671201 Kansas City MO NCA Charles Timberg $22.50

NCA
Douglas DC-9

86SW135 690615 Minneapolis MN NCA Robert J Murphy $10.50
86SW135A 690615 Twin City Airport MN NCA Robert J Murphy $4.50
86NE136 690615 Denver CO NCA Robert J Murphy $3.75
86NE136f 690615 Denver CO NCA Robert J Murphy $4.50

86SE137 700301 Milwaukee WI NCA Everett L Ellingson $6.00
86NW138 700301 Dayton via Milwaukee WI NCA Everett L Ellingson $16.50
86S138 700301 Dayton to Cincinnati OH NCA Everett L Ellingson $16.50
86NW139 700301 Cincinnati OH NCA Everett L Ellingson $6.00
86NW139f 700301 Cincinnati OH NCA Everett L Ellingson $41.25
86E138 700301 Dayton to Columbus OH NCA Richard C Hill $16.50
86W140 700301 Columbus OH NCA Donald F Planck $24.00
86W140f 700301 Columbus OH NCA Donald F Planck $7.50

86E141 700908 Milwaukee WI NCA RG Rubens $3.75
86W142 700908 New York NY NCA RG Rubens $7.50
86W142f 700908 New York NY NCA RG Rubens $6.00
86W142u 700908 United Nations NY NCA RG Rubens $7.50

86E143f 780801 Detroit MI NCA Robert W Niederer $200.00
86E144f 780801 Baltimore MD NCA Louis E Farrell $6.00

86W148f 780905 Philadelphia PA NCA Rodney C Morrisette $200.00

        After the 1978 airline deregulation, on July 1, 1979 North Central Airlines and Southern Airways merged to become Republic Airlines. Republic was then acquired by Northwest Airlines in October 1986.

INDEX: First Flights by CAM Route #

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

INDEX: First Flights by Experimental Route #

1001 1002

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84
86 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 105
106 107 111 119 120 121 139 140 141 143 144 148 172

INDEX: First Flights by Air Taxi Services Route #

288 289 290 291 292 293 295 296 297 298
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